Merry Morton Committed for Trial Humor in the Court
"And then I had another beer off the ice." This statement occurred again and again in remarks made by Alfred Morton, commercial traveller…
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Courts & crime, 1920
1,382 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 70
Wave of Crime Violence and Theft
A wave of crime has swept over the Newcastle district during the past month, and the police and the courts have been busier than for many years…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, January 31. (Before Mr. C. Jennings, D.S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc
A first offender, charged with having been drunk, was fined 5s, with the option of three hours' imprisonment. William Sullivan (33), labourer, was fined 5s, for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Admiral Koltchak. Reported Murder. Yudenitch Arrested. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON
Washington announces that Soviet reports state that Admiral Koltchak has been murdered. It is officially reported from Siberia that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →East Maitland Police Court
At the East Maitland Police Court yesterday afternoon, before Mr. A. O. Butter P.M., Arthur Hayward (26), and Rupert Kenneth Williams (19), were charged with…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →West Maitland Police Court
Mr. A. O. Butler, P.M., occupied the Bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. Harold O'Brien and Albert Edward…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle Police Court. Monday, February 2. (Before Mr. C. Jennings, D.S.M.) Drunkenness, etc
Five first offenders, charged with having been drunk, had their bonds forfeited, while two others charged similarly were each fined 5s…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle Licensing Court. (Before Mr. C. Jennings, D.S.M., Mr. C. Hibble, and Dr. W. Nickson, L.Ms.)
William Henry Brown applied for a billiard license for premises in Nelson-street. Walisend. Mr. Torpey, who appeared for the applicant, stated that the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cessnock. Police Court
Mr. A. O. Bulier, P.M. occupied the Bench at the Cessnock Police Court yesterday. Inspector J. R. Benyon proceeded…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle Police Court Tuesday, February 3. (Before Mr. C. Jennings, D.S.M.) Drunkenness
A first offender, charged with drunkeness, had his bond forfeited. John Clark (50), labourer, who was charged with being drunk, was fined 5s, in default three…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Kurri Police Court
Mr. A. O Butler, P.M. occupied the bench at the Kurri Kurri Police Court yesterday. Joseph Wilkinson was charged with…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, February 4. (Before Mr. C. Jennings, D.S.M.) Drunkenness
Five first offenders, charged with having been three drunk, were each defined 5s, or in default three hours' imprisonment while two others, similarly charged, had…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Small Debts Court
A South Wood and Company claimed £3 17s from James Kelly, who was represented by Mr. O'Sullivan. It was stated that defendant's wife went to the office of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Warden's Court. (Before Mr. C. Jennings, Acting Warden.)
W. M. Farley applied for authority to enter upon 1672½ acres of land, to prospect for coal, in the parish of kahibah, county of Northumberland. Applicant did…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Lambton Police Court. Thursday, February 5. (Before Mr. Jennings, D.S.M.)
William Lambert pleaded guilty to being drunk An Hobart-road, New Lambton and was fined 5s. Alfred Quinn failed to appear on a charge of being drunk…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wallsend Police Court. Thursday, February 5. (Before Mr. G. Jennings, D.S.M.)
William Grey plended guilty to using improper language in Kemp-street, He was fined 20s, or seven days. In the Small Debts Court, A. E. Richards…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle Police Court Thursday, February 5. (Before Mr. C. Jennings, D.S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc
Four first offenders for drunkenness were each fined 5s, in default imprisonment for three hours, For being drunk and disorderly, Thomas Keating and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Police Court
At the East Maitland Police Court yesterday, Messrs. F. Duncan and W. E. Cotterill, JSP., occupied the Bench. James Henry Stout was fined £3, in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wyandra Case. Police Court Hearing
Before Mr. C. Jennings, D.S.M., in the Newcastle Police Court yesterday, the hearing was resumed of the cases in which John M'Millan, David Alexander,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Active Police
Under the regime of the new Police Commissioner, Sir George Stewart, members of the criminal classes have to be extra smart to evade the clutch of the…
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